Contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Welcome
4. Dedication
5. Introduction
6. PART 1
   1. Chapter 1 My Spending Addiction
   2. Chapter 2 The Value Switch
   3. Chapter 3 Shoplifting and Credit Cards
   4. Chapter 4 The Image
   5. Chapter 5 How Disagreements over Money Saved Our Marriage
   6. Chapter 6 Spenders versus Savers
   7. Chapter 7 How Differences in Upbringing Affect Your Marriage and Money
   8. Chapter 8 From Spending Addict to Money Expert
   9. Chapter 9 Getting Emotional About Your Spending
   10. Chapter 10 Triggers and Your Money Personality
   11. Chapter 11 The Crisis Point
   12. Chapter 12 The Fences and Budgets
7. PART 2
   1. Chapter 13 The Twelve Recovering Spender Steps
   2. Chapter 14 Recovering Spender Step 1: Admit That You Have a Problem
   3. Chapter 15 Recovering Spender Step 2: Get Help from the One Above
   4. Chapter 16 Recovering Spender Step 3: Admit Your Spending to Someone Else
   5. Chapter 17 Recovering Spender Step 4: Make a List of All the People to Whom You Are in Debt
   6. Chapter 18 Recovering Spender Step 5: Take an Inventory of Your Spending
   7. Chapter 19 Recovering Spender Step 6: Set Your New Budget
   8. Chapter 20 Recovering Spender Step 7: Create Your Boundaries
   9. Chapter 21 Recovering Spender Step 8: Declutter Your Life to Regain Your Joy
   10. Chapter 22 Recovering Spender Step 9: Declutter Your Finances
   11. Chapter 23 Recovering Spender Step 10: Do an Expense Audit
   12. Chapter 24 Recovering Spender Step 11: Get Out of Debt Now!
   13. Chapter 25 Recovering Spender Step 12: Curb Your Spending and Define Your Values
   14. Chapter 26 The Credit Card Experiment
   15. Chapter 27 Welcome to Recovery!
8. Acknowledgments
9. Appendix A
10. Appendix B
11. Appendix C
12. Appendix D
13. Notes
14. Resources
15. Praise for Lauren Greutman and The Recovering Spender
16. Newsletters
17. Copyright